U.S. Congress - S.3401 Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008
S.3401 - Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008
A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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7/31/2008--Introduced.Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalOfficial Summary
7/31/2008--Introduced.Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered individual) that are pending on or filed on or after the enactment of this Act. Prescribes related procedures, including restrictions on oral testimony. Stays any such application until all Military Commission proceedings regarding the covered individual have been resolved. Requires release of a covered individual, for whom the District Court grants a writ application and orders release, into the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security for transfer to the individual's country of citizenship or another country.
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S.3401: ACCESS ADAP Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
His protests are meant to draw negative attention to Democrats while drawing positive attention to a bill drawn up by far-right Republican Senators called the “Access ADAP Act” (S. 3401). The bill, which was introduced ...
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6705 Enemy Combatant Detention ...
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No Third Class Processes for Foreigners
But see Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008, S. 3401, 110th Cong. (2008) (introduced on July 31, 2008, the bill attempts to severely restrict the ambit of any habeas corpus review in response to Boumediene). ...
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